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Ebch
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James Durkan b c1859 - Mayo to Pennsylvania
« on: Tuesday 01 December 09 21:04 UTC (UK) »
Looking for descendants of (if my detective work is correct) of
James Durkan b c1859 Mayo  possibly Foxford area - Aged 20 he was a coal miner in Yorkshire and single.  Emigrated to Pennsylvania around 1885.  Visited Yorkshire UK aged 50 as an American citizen in 1908 with return destination on ships manifesto to Latrobe.  Think he is on 1900 Census in Derry Township.    He was near Latrobe with his family in 1890. He sent a lovely photo to my grandfather, also from Mayo signed James Durkan, Latrobe,1890. (Shadle's Photo Studio) Maybe the same James was living with son Mathew in 1920 Lackawanna.
Run out of clues now - would love to get the photo back to his descendants.
Anyone out there know this family please?

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Re: James Durkan b c1859 - Mayo to Pennsylvania
« Reply #1 on: Today at 08:39:22 »
Hi Ebch:

I don't know anything about the family, but looking at the 1900 census and the photo, the dates don't seem to match up (unless I haven't followed your thread correctly).

The photo is dated 1890, but the 1900 New Derry census has five children, ages 10 through 1.  Of course, children could have passed away between 1890 and 1900.  However, according to this census, he had been married only 12 years.

Once again, maybe I just haven't read your thread correctly.

I did find a death index from the Latrobe Bulletin and it does show a James Durkan passing away in June 1929.  It is an index, so you would have to pay a small fee to obtain more information.
http://www.adamslib.org/catalogs/deadabase/

You certainly do have a beautiful photo.
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Re: James Durkan b c1859 - Mayo to Pennsylvania
« Reply #2 on: Today at 09:50:49 »
Marriage index for a James Durkan in Lackawanna County, in 1888:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~palackaw/marriages/marriage38.html
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Mumford: Essex/Canada          Vaus: Sussex/Surrey      Ovens: Ireland/Canada       Sarge: Yorkshire/Canada      Stuart: Sligo/Canada       Fowley: Sligo/Canada      Ibbotson: Sheffield/Canada       Wakefield: Tuam or Ballinasloe, Ireland       Ellison: Co. Wicklow/Canada       Furnival: Lancashire/Canada       Sullivan: Co. Clare/Canada      Lee/DeJongh: Lancashire       (Surname: Originated/Place Last Lived)  (Canadians lived in Ontario)
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